Thread: Brass Shining Made Easy!

Hello,

I was playing with different methods of shining brass.

Wet tumbling, I used 2 cups water and added one tablespoon lime juice.

This is the result:



I hope this helps someone!

Regards,

Josh

No alcohol?

No, not at the shop.

That comes out when I get home.

Josh

Originally Posted by Maca49

No alcohol?

It's a method for cleaning brass, not a cooking recipe

Why am I thinking margaritas...

Hot water helps. I use citric acid as it's 95c a box at the supermarket.

Originally Posted by 223nut

Why am I thinking margaritas...

@223nut

Cos your a pisshead from the tropics

Cheers
Pete

Do you leave them to soak? Put them through a sonic cleaner? Our tumbler?

I use lemons as I have a tree in the back yard. De-cap first. Boiling water straight out of the jug, half a squeezed lemon, drop of dishwashing liquid, cases to half fill an ice cream container at a time then stir it all (might bottle brush internal necks if they where really sooty at this stage). Brass turns shinny pretty much instantly. Tip out in sink and rinse with warm tap water, let drain while still stirring, place on clean bath towel, role around to dry and final dry either out in the sun or hot water cupboard. I do this many days in advance before doing anything else to let cases totally dry.

Fired all this off in the last few weeks. Still, I doubt I would put much that fear into a barn door.


Wet stainless tumbled, dried in dehydrator and ready to fill with good stuff.
Just need to find some mug to load it all for me while I am overseas for the next couple weeks.😆

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Originally Posted by SmithSights

Hello,

I was playing with different methods of shining brass.

Wet tumbling, I used 2 cups water and added one tablespoon lime juice.

This is the result:



I hope this helps someone!

Regards,

Josh

Josh,

How does this work for cleaning the inside of the brass?